And thus concludes
Blaze's (first) story arc in Eon's World. Will she back? Of
course she will! But not for a little while yet.

This page was
originally where I ended the SatAM crossover, with the SatAM
characters returning to their reality, and I've used it for the same
purpose with Blaze. I think I must've been struggling for content
with the original page, however, as a lot of it read like filler. In
this case, however, there wasn't time for filler. After the
heartfelt goodbyes, I needed to show Blaze returning home and saving
her world.

And talking of
those goodbyes, I actually got a little emotional writing Blaze's
farewell to Cream. Naturally, her saying "I'll miss you most of all"
is a reference to Dorothy's farewell to the Scarecrow in The
Wizard of Oz. Like the Scarecrow to Dorothy, Cream was the first
friend Blaze made in this world and she has had a profound impact on
her and how she sees other people. This is also why she expresses
such happiness at seeing Gardon once again, much to his surprise!